Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!!

Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!!

You will need to exit and restart Steam. Then Steam will update itself and verify your CS:Source files. After that, you can click on Play Games and then click on HL2:DM at the bottom (it should be in light green). Click Next to start download it. It should only take a few minutes to complete.

Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!!

You will need to exit and restart Steam. Then Steam will update itself and verify your CS:Source files. After that, you can click on Play Games and then click on HL2:DM at the bottom (it should be in light green). Click Next to start download it. It should only take a few minutes to complete.

I downloaded and installed the deathmatch patch earlier this morning. I didn't have time to try loading my Campaign game, but I can say that the Deathmatch portion worked...okay. I mean, it installed and loaded up okay, but the actual gameplay on the one server I tried was terribly laggy.

The server lag problem is definitely not in the code. I think it's the same old problem every online game faces where people start running servers without knowing the game's upstream bandwidth requirement, then don't configure their server properly.

For a game with all those physics interactions happening, it'll require a lot more than the normal DM style games.

I do find myself missing the UT-style embellishments -- like a larger message telling you that you just fragged someone; "first blood" and "killing spree" type announcements, etc. I guess it would be less appropriate to the subdued HL2 world but it did feel a little dry to me.